. The culture of pot-plants in rooms, greenhouses, & frames. Plants, Potted; Container gardening. 96 THE CULTURE OF POT-PLANTS Achimenes.—Charming little bulbous plants with funnel- shaped flowers of almost every colour. They should be grown in a greenhouse until they flower, when they can be brought into a room. They can be raised from seed sown in heat early in spring; or, if the tiny catkin-like tubers. Fig. 39 -Cactus in Hanging Basket, the pot embedded in moss. are obtained, they should be planted with the thicker ends upwards, about 2 in. apart, in light, rich, well-drained soil, whi
. The culture of pot-plants in rooms, greenhouses, & frames. Plants, Potted; Container gardening. 96 THE CULTURE OF POT-PLANTS Achimenes.—Charming little bulbous plants with funnel- shaped flowers of almost every colour. They should be grown in a greenhouse until they flower, when they can be brought into a room. They can be raised from seed sown in heat early in spring; or, if the tiny catkin-like tubers. Fig. 39 -Cactus in Hanging Basket, the pot embedded in moss. are obtained, they should be planted with the thicker ends upwards, about 2 in. apart, in light, rich, well-drained soil, which should be kept only slightly moist until growth commences. If this is done at intervals, from the beginning of March to the end of May, it will provide a long succession of flowers, which will last longer if they are not exposed to strong sunshine. When the flowers wither, the plants should. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davidson, Hugh Coleman, b. 1852. London, C. Lockwood
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